Ted Morrissey
@tedmorrissey.bsky.social
Novelist, story writer, poet, scholar, translator, theorist, librarian, publisher, podcaster, educator
Aspiring Child: A Biography of Mary W. Shelley in Sonnets is filtering into more and more markets, including university bookstores. International markets won't be far behind. #poetry #biography #maryshelley #frankenstein
December 19, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Aspiring Child: A Biography of Mary W. Shelley in Sonnets is filtering into more and more markets, including university bookstores. International markets won't be far behind. #poetry #biography #maryshelley #frankenstein
The #podcast crew is recording our 30th episode tonight. Watch for it to drop on #YouTube, #Spotify and #Applepodcasts - anticipate 50 minutes of free-flowing conversation about #writing, #publishing, etc. & 30 minutes about the fascinating featured story #writingcommunity
December 18, 2025 at 5:45 PM
The #podcast crew is recording our 30th episode tonight. Watch for it to drop on #YouTube, #Spotify and #Applepodcasts - anticipate 50 minutes of free-flowing conversation about #writing, #publishing, etc. & 30 minutes about the fascinating featured story #writingcommunity
Several of my sonnets to Mary Shelley had the good fortune of being picked up by small journals - like this poem, "Recitation," which became Sonnet XIX. Coleridge was a friend of Mary's father and recited from his new poem, about an old mariner, in their home. #poetry #maryshelley #biography
December 17, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Several of my sonnets to Mary Shelley had the good fortune of being picked up by small journals - like this poem, "Recitation," which became Sonnet XIX. Coleridge was a friend of Mary's father and recited from his new poem, about an old mariner, in their home. #poetry #maryshelley #biography
The "best books of 2025" are really the "best-advertised books" - or maybe the "best books among the best-advertised books" - and practically all come from the few presses that have the wherewithal for mass advertising campaigns. There is nothing "best" per se about their writing. #writinglife
December 16, 2025 at 5:12 PM
The "best books of 2025" are really the "best-advertised books" - or maybe the "best books among the best-advertised books" - and practically all come from the few presses that have the wherewithal for mass advertising campaigns. There is nothing "best" per se about their writing. #writinglife
I'm happy to report that #readers are still discovering Brady Harrison's award-winning story collection The Term Between - but not nearly as many as the book deserves. His novel A Journey to Al Ramel came out this year and a new collection will be released in 2026. #fiction #shortstories
December 16, 2025 at 1:46 AM
I'm happy to report that #readers are still discovering Brady Harrison's award-winning story collection The Term Between - but not nearly as many as the book deserves. His novel A Journey to Al Ramel came out this year and a new collection will be released in 2026. #fiction #shortstories
How many times can you listen to poor Grandma get run over by that reindeer? Instead treat your brain to something both soothing and stimulating - we're recording our new episode later this week - meanwhile catch up on the classics #writinglife #writingcommunity #publishingadvice
December 15, 2025 at 12:08 AM
How many times can you listen to poor Grandma get run over by that reindeer? Instead treat your brain to something both soothing and stimulating - we're recording our new episode later this week - meanwhile catch up on the classics #writinglife #writingcommunity #publishingadvice
When I first read #Frankenstein in the mid-80s - in a lit course at University of Iowa - I of course had no clue how influential that novel and Mary Shelley herself would be on my #writing life - and I certainly never envisioned a trilogy of books inspired by her and her work ... yet here we are.
December 14, 2025 at 5:03 PM
When I first read #Frankenstein in the mid-80s - in a lit course at University of Iowa - I of course had no clue how influential that novel and Mary Shelley herself would be on my #writing life - and I certainly never envisioned a trilogy of books inspired by her and her work ... yet here we are.
Just a couple of weeks until the release of Aspiring Child - the #book is appearing at more and more sites for presale - if you prefer, check your fav indie bookstore's website #reading #poetry #biography tedmorrissey.com/aspiring-chi...
December 14, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Just a couple of weeks until the release of Aspiring Child - the #book is appearing at more and more sites for presale - if you prefer, check your fav indie bookstore's website #reading #poetry #biography tedmorrissey.com/aspiring-chi...
Many thanks to the speculative fiction journal Hell Itself for publishing "The Unbearable Sweetness" and also nominating it for a #PushcartPrize - as you can see from the content warning it may not be everyone's cup of tea. hellitself.com/the-unbearab...
December 13, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Many thanks to the speculative fiction journal Hell Itself for publishing "The Unbearable Sweetness" and also nominating it for a #PushcartPrize - as you can see from the content warning it may not be everyone's cup of tea. hellitself.com/the-unbearab...
Masterclass this morning with legendary medievalist Stephen Pollington. It's gonna be great!
December 13, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Masterclass this morning with legendary medievalist Stephen Pollington. It's gonna be great!
What precisely is Grendel in #Beowulf? Just as modern filmmakers of horror will leave the threat somewhat out of focus, the Beowulf poet uses a variety of nouns and adjectives to refer to Grendel: ogre, troll, giant ... and his mother is described as a wolf.
December 12, 2025 at 1:51 PM
What precisely is Grendel in #Beowulf? Just as modern filmmakers of horror will leave the threat somewhat out of focus, the Beowulf poet uses a variety of nouns and adjectives to refer to Grendel: ogre, troll, giant ... and his mother is described as a wolf.
I was delighted to accept the invitation to sit on the advisory board of the newly re-established literary journal Short Story. My primary job is to promote the journal and its newly re-established "The Short Story Prize." Here, dear reader, is my inaugural promotion. scholarworks.uni.edu/shortstory
December 12, 2025 at 1:10 AM
I was delighted to accept the invitation to sit on the advisory board of the newly re-established literary journal Short Story. My primary job is to promote the journal and its newly re-established "The Short Story Prize." Here, dear reader, is my inaugural promotion. scholarworks.uni.edu/shortstory
What an honor. Thank you Poetries in English Magazine for publishing this odd story - written in both English and Spanish - and for the unexpected nomination.
December 11, 2025 at 4:40 PM
What an honor. Thank you Poetries in English Magazine for publishing this odd story - written in both English and Spanish - and for the unexpected nomination.
If you can relate to this quote, you're a #writer - it's why nearly all of us (99.999%) keep writing even in the absence of more than a handful of #readers: the act of writing itself makes the effort worthwhile. The joy is in the writing, not in the being read. #writingcommunity
December 11, 2025 at 4:37 PM
If you can relate to this quote, you're a #writer - it's why nearly all of us (99.999%) keep writing even in the absence of more than a handful of #readers: the act of writing itself makes the effort worthwhile. The joy is in the writing, not in the being read. #writingcommunity
There are few things journal editors love more than publishing a writer for the first time - Twelve Winters Journal is proud to introduce Colleen Hummel and her debut publication, a piece of #CNF, Inventing Stephanie twelvewinters.com/hummel-inven...
December 11, 2025 at 4:03 AM
There are few things journal editors love more than publishing a writer for the first time - Twelve Winters Journal is proud to introduce Colleen Hummel and her debut publication, a piece of #CNF, Inventing Stephanie twelvewinters.com/hummel-inven...
2025 has been the year of Mary Shelley for me. The first six months I wrote sonnets to her. The next three months I revised them and assembled them into a collection of 100 sonnets. They're now available for preorder in a lovingly prepared hardcover edition. #readers #poetry #biography #frankenstein
December 10, 2025 at 5:11 PM
2025 has been the year of Mary Shelley for me. The first six months I wrote sonnets to her. The next three months I revised them and assembled them into a collection of 100 sonnets. They're now available for preorder in a lovingly prepared hardcover edition. #readers #poetry #biography #frankenstein
I've updated the webpage for Aspiring Child: A Biography of Mary W. Shelley with the Amazon link as well as links to several well-known independent bookstores where the book is available for presale. tedmorrissey.com/aspiring-chi... #readingcommunity #poetrylovers #BiographyLovers #Frankenstein
December 10, 2025 at 1:37 AM
I've updated the webpage for Aspiring Child: A Biography of Mary W. Shelley with the Amazon link as well as links to several well-known independent bookstores where the book is available for presale. tedmorrissey.com/aspiring-chi... #readingcommunity #poetrylovers #BiographyLovers #Frankenstein
I'm honored to report that one of the first places my new #book, Aspiring Child: A Biography of Mary W. Shelley in Sonnets, has appeared for pre-sale is the iconic Left Bank Books in St. Louis. Aspiring Child will be officially released on January 1st. www.left-bank.com/book/9798993...
December 9, 2025 at 8:11 PM
I'm honored to report that one of the first places my new #book, Aspiring Child: A Biography of Mary W. Shelley in Sonnets, has appeared for pre-sale is the iconic Left Bank Books in St. Louis. Aspiring Child will be officially released on January 1st. www.left-bank.com/book/9798993...
Further evidence of our Golden Age of creative #writing: John Paul Jaramillo's award-winning novel Carlos Montoya - this beautiful #book should be sitting on bookshelves and nightstands everywhere. #readingcommunity #latinobookawards
December 9, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Further evidence of our Golden Age of creative #writing: John Paul Jaramillo's award-winning novel Carlos Montoya - this beautiful #book should be sitting on bookshelves and nightstands everywhere. #readingcommunity #latinobookawards
This amazing dual-language book by the Press continues to trickle out to readers - it ought to be part of every major library's collection #chinesepoetry #literarytranslation #librarycollection
December 8, 2025 at 4:09 PM
This amazing dual-language book by the Press continues to trickle out to readers - it ought to be part of every major library's collection #chinesepoetry #literarytranslation #librarycollection
I assert that we are living in a Golden Age of creative writing, and I offer as proof these amazing works of fiction by Brady Harrison. Give the gift of great literature this holiday season. #readingcommunity #giftideas
December 5, 2025 at 1:12 AM
I assert that we are living in a Golden Age of creative writing, and I offer as proof these amazing works of fiction by Brady Harrison. Give the gift of great literature this holiday season. #readingcommunity #giftideas
Add some mystery to your life (specifically some hardboiled gumshoe mystery) -- with Grant Tracey's amazing Hayden Fuller series, set on the mean streets of Toronto in the 60s and 70s. It's terrifically page-turning fun!
December 4, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Add some mystery to your life (specifically some hardboiled gumshoe mystery) -- with Grant Tracey's amazing Hayden Fuller series, set on the mean streets of Toronto in the 60s and 70s. It's terrifically page-turning fun!
We had to say goodbye to Einstein just over a year ago, but he lives on thanks to Melissa's wonderful book and the gorgeous illustrations by the multitalented Miles Wisniewski. It's a heartwarming story about a little guy who suddenly needed a new home through no fault of his own. #childrensbooks
December 3, 2025 at 1:21 AM
We had to say goodbye to Einstein just over a year ago, but he lives on thanks to Melissa's wonderful book and the gorgeous illustrations by the multitalented Miles Wisniewski. It's a heartwarming story about a little guy who suddenly needed a new home through no fault of his own. #childrensbooks
